Ultra-processed food, with Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken

Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat by Alice Lloyd

Jul 27, 202137:16Science & Medicine

What is it about ultra-processed foods that makes us both crave them and struggle to stop eating them once we’ve started? And how might our genes affect our desire for them? Presenters, doctors, and identical twins Chris...

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